Mid-stage Pokemon like Fletchling rarely see competitive play outside of special formats. It's a waypoint on the road to Talonflame, which is where the real potential kicks in. Introduced in Gen 6. Ground and Ghost moves can't touch it, and only 3 types hit it super-effectively.
An unusually even spread gives Fletchling flexibility. Speed barely edges ahead. But Sp. Def isn't far off. Easy to catch and follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve. Yields 1 Speed EV.
Its melodious cries are actually warnings. Fletchling will mercilessly peck at anything that enters its territory.
When this Pokémon gets excited, its body temperature increases sharply. If you touch a Fletchling with bare hands, you might get burned.
Fletchling Weakness
GoodElectric, Ice, and Rock-type moves hit Fletchling for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all.
Three stages ahead. Fletchling grows into Fletchinder, then pushes on to Talonflame. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 221 total stats over Fletchling.
How to Evolve
Breed Fletchling easily with 39 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Defog, Flame Charge, Quick Guard to offspring.
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Without breeding, Fletchling misses out on Defog and Flame Charge. That's 3 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Fly and Facade, with Fire and Steel coverage and more rounding things out.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
A solid number of locations for Fletchling with decent spawn rates across early-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Best Locations
walking encounters for Fletchling across 10 spots at Lv. 10-24. The catch is that Shield and Sword don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.
Fletchling is meant to evolve into Fletchinder. At 278 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Fletchling evolves into Fletchinder at level 17. Fletchling is the base form in a 3-stage evolutionary line.
Big Pecks protects against Defense drops — that's the one you want on Fletchling. Gale Wings is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
At base 62 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Fletchling is leaning toward the physical side (base 50 Attack). Defensively? Fragile — can't afford to take many hits.
Fletchling appears in 7 games, including X & Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Fletchling joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 4 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXYDebut
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A